Coronavirus in South Korea: How ‘trace, test and treat’ may be saving lives
Source: BBC By Laura Bicker In a car park behind a hospital in Seoul, 45-year-old Rachel Kim rolls down her car window and sticks out her tongue. She travelled to […]
Coronavirus cases in Germany top 2,100 as death toll rises to four
Source: The Local A fourth death due to coronavirus was confirmed on Thursday afternoon, according to Baden-Württemberg’s Ministry of Social Affairs.The 67-year-old came from the Rems-Murr district. This is the first death reported in the southwestern state, which as of Thursday at 12 pm reported over 330 cases. All of Germany’s […]
“Corona Hit Us Like a Tsunami”
Source: The Spiegel They look like images from an Armageddon dystopia, but they were taken in a regional hospital in the northern Italian town of Cremona. They show doctors wearing full protective suits, goggles, facemasks and clear plastic face shields as they tend to patients lying half-naked on their beds, […]
“I Don’t Think the Virus Can Be Stopped Anymore”
Source: The Spiegel DER SPIEGEL: You predict that up to 60 percent of adults could become infected with the novel coronavirus. Isn’t that alarmist? Lipsitch: I don’t think so. It’s of course a projection and, like any projection, it could be wrong. But if you have a reproductive number of […]
The Vatican Celibacy Debate
Source: The Spiegel It’s shortly before daybreak and all is quiet inside the Vatican’s walls. The cardinals still seem to be sleeping in their generously apportioned official apartments. Flickering votive candles illuminate an empty Campo Santo Teutonico. In the pope’s quarters, though, the lights are already on. The first intercession […]
Turkish Petroleum discovers 200 mcm of gas in Turkey’s Thrace
by DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Energy Mar 12, 2020 This undated photo shows a natural resources exploration area owned by TPAO in eastern Turkey. (AA Photo) Recent exploration operations by the […]
Arabs can dream of one day forming Israel’s government
Ray Hanania March 11, 2020 The high turnout by Arab voters forced both Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, above, to change their strategies and campaign promises. (AFP) Short Url […]
With Trump’s Europe Travel Ban, World Economy Takes Another Hit
The damage is likely to go well beyond tourism, as business plans are disrupted and consumer confidence is shaken. By Alexandra Stevenson and Niraj Chokshi March 12, […]
Coronavirus Chinese or German: Up to 70% of Germany could become infected – Merkel?
Coronavirus: Up to 70% of Germany could become infected – Merkel Source: BBC German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that up to 70% of the country’s population – some 58 […]
New Zealand : One better than none at Blenheim’s ‘Meet a Muslim’ session
Sophie Trigger 15:17, Mar 12 2020 SCOTT HAMMOND/STUFF Blenheim man Michael Scott had come to the session with an “open mind,” he said. “Already you’ve put my mind at rest […]
Three killed in rocket attack on Iraq base
By Associated Press Reporters Three service personnel have been killed, including two Americans, and a dozen more injured when a barrage of rockets were fired at a military base […]
Doha Agreement: peace or surrender
Express News The Express Tribune By Syed Akhtar Ali Shah Published: March 11, 2020 The writer is a former secretary to the Home and Tribal Affairs Department and a retired […]
Europe ‘will become Muslim if refugees don’t go home’, Dalai Lama says
28 Jun 2019 The Dalai Lama has said he thinks Europe could become ‘African or Muslim’ if refugee stay in their adopted countries (Picture: EPA/Reuters) The Dalai Lama has […]
A History of Wahhabism and the Hijacking of the Muslim faith
December 16, 2015 Source: Inspire to Change the world By Catherine Shakdam, who is a political analyst, writer and commentator for the Middle East with a special focus on radical […]
Delivering A Common Future: UK Diplomat Shares Message In Hindi Ahead Of Commonwealth Day
Ahead of Commonwealth Day, senior UK diplomat Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon said the UK is committed to further engage with CW partners for greater prosperity Written By Shubhayan […]
New position for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Boris’ reshuffle lands UKOTs a new boss Cayman News | 18/02/2020 | 12 Comments (CNS): After a ministerial reshuffle by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office […]
Coronavirus will bankrupt more people than it kills — and that’s the real global emergency
Source: Independent We may look back on coronavirus as the moment when the threads that hold the global economy together came unstuck By Omar Hassan, who was the head of […]
Trump Bans All Travel from Europe for a Month
Coronavirus: Trump halts travel from Europe to US Source: BBC US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new travel restrictions on Europe in a bid to combat the spread of […]